hew to
phrasal verb
hewed to; hewed to or hewn to; hewing to; hews to
US
: to follow or obey (something)
Everyone must hew to the rules/standards.
He is a politician who has always hewed closely to the party line.
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These villains could be the main antagonists in the series, though how closely the show will hew to the source material is unclear.
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Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 18 Sep. 2024
What's next: Not surprisingly, climate models project that extreme wildfires will become more common and intense in coming decades, particularly if global warming hews to the upper end of climate scenarios.
—Andrew Freedman, Axios, 14 Aug. 2024
But both press coverage and activist messaging during the protests often hewed to traditional gender stereotypes, and women on the frontlines were heralded at least as much for their beauty as their strength.
—Olga Oliker, Foreign Affairs, 21 Nov. 2022
In 2022, Kelly won again, and Democrats swept the top three statewide races for governor, attorney general and secretary of state, defeating Republican candidates who hewed to Trump’s style and his lies about fraud costing him the 2020 presidential election.
—Gabriel Sandova, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2024
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Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 18 Sep. 2024
What's next: Not surprisingly, climate models project that extreme wildfires will become more common and intense in coming decades, particularly if global warming hews to the upper end of climate scenarios.
—Andrew Freedman, Axios, 14 Aug. 2024
But both press coverage and activist messaging during the protests often hewed to traditional gender stereotypes, and women on the frontlines were heralded at least as much for their beauty as their strength.
—Olga Oliker, Foreign Affairs, 21 Nov. 2022
In 2022, Kelly won again, and Democrats swept the top three statewide races for governor, attorney general and secretary of state, defeating Republican candidates who hewed to Trump’s style and his lies about fraud costing him the 2020 presidential election.
—Gabriel Sandova, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2024
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